Homeowner's Blog

President Obama has dedicated $7 billion dollars to provide broadband services in areas where no broadband services are currently available. Broadband services are increasingly important to homeowners, so this is a worthy investment. Now come the challenges. Who decides how the Broadband Stimulus money will be distributed- the States, one federal agency such as the Commerce Department's National Telecommunications and Information Administration, more than one federal agency? Once its decided who will distribute the money, the next problem to face is how to rank grant applications. This will be another challenge since the Administration wants the stimulus money distributed quickly so  it will create new jobs and help turn around our declining economy. An April 14th Wall Street Journal article entitled Broadband Stimulus Funds Up for Grabs addressed these challenges.